Hoosier lore

Indiana education officials think they have a good reason for not claiming about $12 million the U.S. Department of Education wanted to give it in 2010 and 2011 to help make sure the children of migrant workers get a good education:

Tom Crean seems to be channeling Bobby Knight:

On the first Monday of the college basketball season with his team no longer the best in all of the land, Indiana coach Tom Crean seemed to get a little testy with the tone of his tweets.

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Then came this tweet:

Huh. The Journal Gazette had a gun control editorial this morning that I didn't totally hate:

Sorry I can't join you for that Mayan Apocalypse thingy on Friday. My ride is here:

When the president speaks people listen -- two graduation speakers at Indiana State University catch the "You didn't build that" fever:

A federal judge and a newly minted nurse reminded Indiana State University graduates Saturday they didn't get where they are - and won't get where they're going - entirely on their own.

An interesting switch:

INDIANAPOLIS — A powerful Republican state senator says he now opposes amending a ban on same-sex marriage into Indiana's constitution.

What do you think about this?

Officials in a central Indiana county have repealed a local smoking ban that was stricter than a statewide ban the General Assembly approved earlier this year.

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If this is accurate, it's almost as much of a sign of evolving attitutes as the recent voter approval of gay marriage in three states:

A new poll shows Hoosiers are split on legalizing same-sex marriage, but also oppose amending Indiana's state constitution to ban it.

Man, this score is so lopsided even "blowout" doesn't do it justice:

INDIANAPOLIS - The athletic department at Bloomington South High School is defending a controversial 107-2 win by its girls basketball team.

The win came Tuesday night over Arlington High School in Indianapolis, whose only points of the game came from free throws.

When Gov. Daniels came through a few weeks ago, we asked him about what might be in store for defeated Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett. He said something like, "Oh, don't worry about him -- he'll land on his feet." Didn't take long for him to be proven right: